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South King Fire & Rescue’s first of three town hall meetings will be at 6 p.m. TONIGHT – Thursday, Jan. 29 – at Des Moines fire station #67, located at 2238 S 223rd Street.
They are conducting... [Read more]

On Thursday, Oct. 30, South King County Professional Firefighters (IAFF Local 2024) and the South King Firefighters Foundation will be providing area children brand-new winter coats through their partnership... [Read more]

by Judy Schwanke
“Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue announced that they are looking to hire four (4) replacement Firefighter/EMT positions.
Here’s the full announcement:
South King Fire & Rescue will recruit candidates... [Read more]

Saturday evening (March 9) around 6:42 p.m., South King Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to a 911 call reporting a diver down at the Redondo Pier in Des Moines; unfortunately, the female diver in... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue received word Jan. 25 that they would be receiving a $400,000 federal grant to assist them in replacing an aging fleet of Defibrillators on their emergency response fire engines... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue announced this week that they just completed their annual financial audit with the Washington State Auditor’s office, and are happy to report that the report “has no findings,”... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue units, along with a ladder truck from Valley Regional Fire Authority, responded to a tanker truck crash that took the life of a 68-year old driver at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday... [Read more]

A 911 call came into to South King Fire & Rescue Saturday (Oct. 13) at 5:35 p.m. for the fire department to respond and investigate a possible chemical hazard and odor at a Federal Way apartment complex.
Fire... [Read more]

At about 4 a.m. Friday morning (Sept. 28) Valley Com Dispatch Center began receiving numerous reports of a fully-involved house fire with people trapped at the 3900 block of South 238 Street in Kent, which... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue announced this week that they’re partnering with local churches to benefit local students and schools to help keep them both thriving.
“In this economy with smaller... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue Firefighters and their families honored and celebrated the life of Firefighter John Moncrief Saturday (July 28) in Federal Way.
Moncrief, 59, died July 21st from a cancer... [Read more]

Lt. John Riley and Firefighter Rob Pysher were recognized at a July 24 South King Fire and Rescue Commissioner’s meeting for their efforts in saving the life of their fellow Engine 66 crew member, Wynn Loiland…

Firefighter John Moncrief died late Saturday (July 21) from a cancer known to be caused from long term exposure to toxic products of combustion.
His family was at his side when he died peacefully at home... [Read more]

Dear Editor,
Our fire district has lost over 22% of its annual revenue since 2009 as property values have declined. This reduction has necessitated major cutbacks in service levels and personnel, longer... [Read more]

A test drive of a Motor Home took a took a turn for the worse Friday afternoon when a reported mechanical failure led to the driver losing control and crashing into a Federal Way house in the 500 block of Marine Hills…

“MAYDAY….MAYDAY…MAYDAY…Firefighter Down, Low on Air!”
This is a reality our firefighters could face at any time. Every firefighter must work with a partner, and their partner can share air... [Read more]